Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | LC | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 31,858-32,900 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | LC | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 5,727-6,110 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | LC | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 2,044-3,700 individuals | C6 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | non-breeding | 2011-2015 | 26,574-37,541 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2017 | very unfavourable | not assessed | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis | 39,300 | 31,858 | individuals | 82 | near favourable |
| Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus | 20,500 | 5,727 | individuals | 28 | very unfavourable |
| Ruff Calidris pugnax | 2,300 | 2,044 | individuals | 89 | near favourable |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Unknown | medium |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen e.o. (Netherlands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oudegaasterbrekken-fluessen-e.o.-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.